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And in to the third day... [Day 145]
Who: Everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 145
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Day 3 of the festival
Format: Any
Warnings: None
Day 3 - Day of Pleasure and Purpose
The next lamp appears in the Bastion, this time with mirrors on one side. And of course a certain Ura gets to light it.
Oddly enough, there seem to be roses everywhere in the Bastion, almost completely obscuring any of the previous decorations. They're still there, just... buried. Behind bushes, next to vases, under mounds of rose petals. You can't escape it! They won't do anything bad to you, of course, but you might start finding rose petals in your hair, in your pockets, or lingering on your clothes as the day goes by. Mirrors also join the decorations, but besides that, all reflective surfaces (windows and mirrors) will suddenly have clearer reflections, and be decorated in rose borders. Unfortunately this means looking through actual windows will be a mite difficult as you'll see reflections more than you'll see the other side of them.
Today will also be a day of blindfold games! Guess the object! Guess how many are in this box! Place this thing in that thing! All without looking! Prizes will be given out to those who get through these blindfold games - another charm for your bracelet, and maybe two or three shards per win.
Along with these games, there's one big challenge in the center of the Bastion - a giant thorny maze. Should you brave this mess, you'll find twists, turns, awkward corners and areas just barely big enough to walk through. However if you make it to the center, you'll be rewarded with a rose ring. And not just any rose ring. This thing is special! It will allow a user to call upon rose thorn vines that will attack an enemy at will. It is restricted to three times a day on the Skyway, but it will come in very handy, especially for those with no real defensive or offensive capabilities. (That said, if your character manages to get this item and doesn't need it for whatever reason, please be kind and give it to some one who can.)
As day winds in to night, another torch appears, this time with roses. Roses going wild on this lamp. It makes it a little difficult to light, though. And oddly enough, near the gear symbol on this lamp... the roses seem to be withered. Huh.
Dinner gives way in to a sort of "desert" for the evening, a huge selection of cookies in various flavors on tables all over the place, along with tubs of rose petal ice cream that don't seem to melt no matter how long they stay out.
But those cookies are not just any cookies - they are hollow ones. They're backed with a thin indented line down the center of them, and snapping them at this point will reveal that there is paper tucked inside. It will give advice to your character that is shockingly accurate to this person, some how. Regardless of who gets it, the advice will be pertinent to them and really only them. From there you'll be encouraged to take a second piece of paper, write your fears, weaknesses or secrets that you don't wish to tell anyone yet wish to get off your chest and then drop them in a strange mirror-decorated box sitting near the monument. If you do so, you'll find yourself oddly sleeping easier tonight...
This night closes out the same as the previous ones, with stories for the children as the adults relax in to the wee hours of the morning.
Open: Open
When: Day 145
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Day 3 of the festival
Format: Any
Warnings: None
Day 3 - Day of Pleasure and Purpose
The next lamp appears in the Bastion, this time with mirrors on one side. And of course a certain Ura gets to light it.
Oddly enough, there seem to be roses everywhere in the Bastion, almost completely obscuring any of the previous decorations. They're still there, just... buried. Behind bushes, next to vases, under mounds of rose petals. You can't escape it! They won't do anything bad to you, of course, but you might start finding rose petals in your hair, in your pockets, or lingering on your clothes as the day goes by. Mirrors also join the decorations, but besides that, all reflective surfaces (windows and mirrors) will suddenly have clearer reflections, and be decorated in rose borders. Unfortunately this means looking through actual windows will be a mite difficult as you'll see reflections more than you'll see the other side of them.
Today will also be a day of blindfold games! Guess the object! Guess how many are in this box! Place this thing in that thing! All without looking! Prizes will be given out to those who get through these blindfold games - another charm for your bracelet, and maybe two or three shards per win.
Along with these games, there's one big challenge in the center of the Bastion - a giant thorny maze. Should you brave this mess, you'll find twists, turns, awkward corners and areas just barely big enough to walk through. However if you make it to the center, you'll be rewarded with a rose ring. And not just any rose ring. This thing is special! It will allow a user to call upon rose thorn vines that will attack an enemy at will. It is restricted to three times a day on the Skyway, but it will come in very handy, especially for those with no real defensive or offensive capabilities. (That said, if your character manages to get this item and doesn't need it for whatever reason, please be kind and give it to some one who can.)
As day winds in to night, another torch appears, this time with roses. Roses going wild on this lamp. It makes it a little difficult to light, though. And oddly enough, near the gear symbol on this lamp... the roses seem to be withered. Huh.
Dinner gives way in to a sort of "desert" for the evening, a huge selection of cookies in various flavors on tables all over the place, along with tubs of rose petal ice cream that don't seem to melt no matter how long they stay out.
But those cookies are not just any cookies - they are hollow ones. They're backed with a thin indented line down the center of them, and snapping them at this point will reveal that there is paper tucked inside. It will give advice to your character that is shockingly accurate to this person, some how. Regardless of who gets it, the advice will be pertinent to them and really only them. From there you'll be encouraged to take a second piece of paper, write your fears, weaknesses or secrets that you don't wish to tell anyone yet wish to get off your chest and then drop them in a strange mirror-decorated box sitting near the monument. If you do so, you'll find yourself oddly sleeping easier tonight...
This night closes out the same as the previous ones, with stories for the children as the adults relax in to the wee hours of the morning.
Pyth Challenge
Re: Pyth Challenge
[Less familiar is the sight of Zulf... wearing pants. For once. Anyone who's even just seen him a few times has probably figured out that the Ura often prefers long patterned skirts. But nope, here he is dressed in actually pretty plain clothing for once. There's just a button up white shirt, plain dark brown slacks, and boots he seems to have picked up. Don't worry, he managed to find a sash to tie around his waste that is a hodgepodge of colors. And there's an orange rose in his hair...]
[He seems to be squinting down into the ring, obviously uneasy but sighing to himself.]
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She notices him at the edge of the pen, dressed differently and staring at it in a way that showed he wasn't there for cheering.
Grinning wide, she slides up to him, giving him a bit of a playful hip bump to get his attention.]
It's not that scary, y'know.
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Perhaps my memory is failing me, but I'm fairly certain that you broke a rib when you went against Pyth.
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Psh. Already healed! I've had way worse! Gettin' my foot cut off, now that was bad.
[Rin please don't be so cavalier about that...]
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[Oh look it's a responsible Bon.]
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But it really happened!
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[GEEZ RIN it's like you want to scare people or something.]
Don't be worried, you'll be alright. We've got a hospital and a doctor here if you do get hurt.
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Specifics wouldn't make it any better...
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May we please stop talking about you having your foot cut off?
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[POUTING FOREVER AT BOTH OF YOU]
Re: Pyth Challenge
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After a few seconds she has to swerve out of the way, and for almost another minute she manages to avoid Pyth, but she can't get her footing the next time he tackles her and she goes flying.
As usual, though, she springs back to her feet and walks it right off. As she passes by Zahi, she grins and holds her hand up for a high-five.]
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[Most of the others had done rather impressive evasive techniques: Rin leaping from wall to wall like an acrobat, Kid challenging the God head on, Aoi going at it with pure determination... All of them were fairly talented. In contrast, it's obvious from the start that Zulf isn't much talented when it comes to physical things like taking on a mechanical bull of the Gods. But his strategy is... interesting to say the least.]
[Instead of putting as much distance as possible between him and Pyth, Zulf actually stays close. One foot in front of the other again and again as he and Pyth go about in circles. It's a bit risky, but it also means there's no real chance for a charge. More than once, Zulf's hand seems to brush against the metal bull as if to steady himself. From time to time he also suddenly switches the direction of the ridiculous little spin they're in, skirting dangerously close to those horns of Pyths.]
[Needless to say, concerned heavily with not being gored, Zulf doesn't even seem to realize there's someone cheering for him. At least such concentration gives him a... pretty decent time, for someone who tries his best to avoid actual battling like the plague.
Ha haaa.Of course, just like always, Pyth soon makes a hit when it finally gives a sharp turn faster than Zulf can move. There's the ugly sound of metal smacking right into Zulf's arm and immediately the man is absconding with a grimace on his face. Nope, he is done for the day with this, no thank you.][He doesn't seem to realize he's settled next to Zahi- he seems to be more concerned with the arm he's gingerly touching and muttering to himself in Ura.]
>Never again... This is why I never trouble the Wakeful Bull..